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    Synopsis: On Friday, five people were shot dead at a Macy's store at the Cascade Mall in Burlington, north of Seattle. The lone suspect of killing five, a man and four women, was found and taken into custody after a 24-hour manhunt this Saturday night. Arcan Cetin, a 20 year old young man was charged of five first-degree murders. The identity of this young man has not yet been released but as of right now, he is in the Skagit County Jail and will appear in the country’s court on Monday.…

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    What Causes Chronic Nose Itch? A few years ago, when I was still living down in North Carolina, I worked as a part-time cashier at a grocery store. One day, a customer came into my line and whispered, “You just touched your nose. Could you use some hand sanitizer before touching my groceries?” Or, something to that effect. I was mortified. First off, my nose itch is chronic and constant. It’s embarrassing, but there’s nothing I can do about it. Second of all, I didn’t pick my nose, I scratched…

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    Robin Williams Influence

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    Williams won the Academy Award for the Best Supporting Actor for his role as Dr. Sean Maguire in the film ‘Good Will Hunting’ in 1997. In 1992 Disney's 'Aladdin' was a turning point in forming the talents of Robin as a voice actor in his role of the Genie, the majority of which…

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    Into the Wild Essay Despite the fact that chris left society, it is reasonable to he was influenced by people who in the wild with only cloths and story because he was influenced to go in the wild to find adventure and himself Many people doesn’t know what reason did Chris go in wild people there are many reason why chris left society and travel through US. He was so influenced by the people who in the wild alone and survive or tell a story in the wild. Chris is person will follow his dream…

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    Music veteran Clive Davis received the Vanguard Award at the NAACP Image Awards last night. The award recognizes work that contributes to raising awareness of racial and social issues. Davis has played a major role in developing the careers of Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, Alicia Keys, TLC, Jennifer Hudson (http://fdrmx.com/jennifer-hudson-excited-broadway-debut/), and other recording artists. Davis accepted his Vanguard Award, and made a very powerful and compelling speech. The music…

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    The Outsiders Theme

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    getting jumped by Socs, a rival gang, while walking home from the movies. Ponyboy describes how this gang likes to get drunk and jump the greasers, their gang, for fun. The themes of change, family, and fitting in are shown through hard changes with his best buddy Johnny dying, having to stick together with his brothers no matter what happens, and having to deal with the Socs acting better than them and hurting them. Robert Frost’s poem “Nothing Gold Can Stay” shows an example of how nothing…

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    In Tennessee Williams’ play The Glass Menagerie, the main character, Tom Wingfield constantly struggles with his desire to escape. He dreams of adventure and a life beyond his tiny tenement apartment. He is imprisoned in an unsatisfying world where he is constantly nagged and made to be responsible for his unusual sister. Tom’s desire to escape is emphasized by a number of symbols throughout the play. Tom battles with being tied down, his desire to escape, and his actual attempts to escape. They…

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    Jake Gyllenhaal has five movies in the works right now. All but one is in pre-production. "Nocturnal Animals" is in pre-production and will be released in 2016. Based on Austin Wright's novel "Tony and Susan" and was written and directed by Tom Ford. It stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Michael Shannon, Armie Hammer, Amy Adams, Kim Bassinger, and Isla Fisher. "Okja" is in pre-production and will be released in 2016. Written and directed by Joon-ho Bong, the film stars Gyllenhaal, Paul Dano, Tilda…

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    Jerry Maguire Essay

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    everyone else at his old agency, only caring about how much money he made. While under the stress of the job one night, Jerry decides that it’s too much and he wants to focus on what his best for his clients-which means less money. From this point on in the movie Jerry struggles but always does what he believes is best for his clients and actually gets to know them on a more personal level. This is one of many films that shows how unethical and dishonest businesses can be and how wanting to do…

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    Meramec Research Paper

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    To Our Meramec Kindergarten Parents, On behalf of our entire school community, welcome to Meramec! If you are a current Meramec family, welcome back to Kindergarten! Our kindergarten teachers Bobbie Williams, Megan Hutson, Patti Casseau and I, look forward to your kindergartner joining us in August. We are pleased to have you as partners in this educational year. As the year progresses, and as you become either more informed or more puzzled, please do not hesitate to call our school and talk…

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